BASTA

"Hurt people hurt people".

BASTA is a direct and honest call to abandon the excuses we create to attack others—whether based on cultural, religious, political, or gender differences. It reveals the fragile line between intolerance and self-reflection, highlighting how attacks on others often serve as a release for our own frustrations and misunderstandings of our inner world. Rather than confronting our discomfort, we project it outward in the form of aggression, leaving someone else to bear its weight.

2024. Embroidery. Unbleached cotton, acrylic, cotton floss. 20 cm dm.©Johanna Dekel